Video game icon Lara Croft hasn’t had the best luck when it comes to screen adaptations. The Angelina Jolie movies were critically panned, while the 2018 reboot starring Alicia Vikander failed to ignite at the box office. Although a sequel for that movie was still put into development, it ultimately failed to see the light of day after the studio’s rights to the franchise expired.
The question fans of the kick-ass archaeologist were therefore left with was ‘what next?’ Enter Netflix’s new animated series Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft, which welcomes back our heroine somewhat successfully. Set in the same continuity as the most recent Tomb Raider game trilogy, the story picks up following the events of 2018’s Shadow of the Tomb Raider , aiming to fill in the timeline between that and the original series of games. However, if you are not a gamer, do not fear: you can still enjoy this new Lara Croft adventure even with zero prior knowledge of her legend.
A beating heart For this escapade, we join Lara as a mysterious yet powerful artifact is stolen from her home, Croft Manor, without any initial clear reason as to why. Pursuing the thief with the intention to find out, Lara is drawn into something much more dangerous, leaving it down to her to save the entire world from an almighty threat that could totally destroy it. It’s a pretty basic and generic plot that will be easily forgotten once the final credits have rolled.
Our hero has to do battle with a vill.